TURBOTVILLE NEWS & HAPPENINGS

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1 TURBOTVILLE NEWS & HAPPENINGS Borough Office, 267 Broadway St Website: March 2018 CHURCH NEWS Holy Spirit Evangelical Lutheran Church State Route 44 about 2 miles west of Turbotville holyspirit@windstream.net Worship at 9:15am each Sunday Here s what s happening at Holy Spirit this month! We continue our Lenten mid-week services on Wednesday, March 7th, 14th, and 21st. The focus for this year is on three parables of Jesus in Luke 15: the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the lost sons. Join us for a time of prayer and reflection on how much God loves us, his children. Maundy Thursday service will be held on March 29th at 7pm and Good Friday service is March 30th at 7:30pm. We celebrate the resurrection of our Lord on Easter Sunday, April 1st with a sunrise service at 6:30am followed by a breakfast, then the regular 9:15 service. Come early and stay for breakfast or come around 8:00 for breakfast and worship with us at 9:15. March 10th we ll have a Chicken & Biscuit Dinner with gravy, vegetable, dessert and beverage - 4-6pm, $9 adults children $5. We re handicapped accessible and take-outs are available Our Youth Group will have a fundraiser breakfast on Saturday, March 24th from 7 11am serving pancakes, sausage, bacon, eggs hash browns and toast. Cost is $6.00. The youth and chaperones will be travelling to an ELCA National Youth Gathering in Houston, TX at the end of June. During the gathering they will take part in various service projects to help the citizens of Houston as they are recover from the devastating hurricanes of Holy Spirit will have their annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 31st at 10am. All are welcome. Join us for worship any Sunday at 9:15 followed by a time of fellowship. Trinity United Church of Christ 7 Church St. Turbotville Pastor Doug Schader info@trinityuccturbotville.org 10:30 am Sunday Morning Worship Greetings: Spring is just around the corner! Some of our members have already seen Robins. There are tulips peeking out of the ground next to our church. This is a GOOD sign. Members of Trinity will be gearing up for the following events: Consistory Meeting March 4 after worship hour Women's Guild Meeting March11 after worship hr. Preparing Easter Goodie Bags for children from N.H.N. March 18 after worship hour. Dress Down Sunday March 25 Sunrise Service and Easter Breakfast April 01 Trinity members will continue to give canned goods, etc. to Neighbors Helping Neighbors. Members continue to welcome new faces to our congregation and we continue to help those in need, in our area. Feel free to join us for Church Services at 10:30 am. Come and hear the message given by Pastor Doug Schader. Welcome! Trinity is handicap accessible. GOD BLESS! HEAL THE PAST; LIVE THE PRESENT; DREAM THE FUTURE... All Are

2 Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church 39 Paradise St., Turbotville Pastor Erwin Roux Saturday 6:00pm Sunday Worship 8:00am & 10:30am Sunday School 9:15am Another successful oyster supper was enjoyed by about 150 men thanks to the efforts of Larry Kocher and his crew, plus donations of homemade pies by women in the congregation. Don t forget Lenten services every Wednesday until Easter. Soup and sandwiches will be served at 6:00 p.m. in the basement Social Hall, followed by the Holden Evening Prayer in the nave at 7:00 p.m. The Paschal Triduum begins on Maunday Thursday, March 29, at 7:00 p.m. with the Holy Eucharist and continues Good Friday at 7:00 with the Veneration of the Cross. On Saturday, March 31, the Great Vigil of Easter will also begin at 7:00. Easter Sunrise Eucharist will begin at 6:30 a.m. followed by a delicious breakfast at 8:00. The Holy Eucharist will be at 10:30 a. m. There will also be an Easter Egg Hunt for preschoolers through sixth grade at 9:15 during the Sunday Church School hour. The Jolly Bunch, Zion s group for seniors, will meet on Wednesday, March 14 at 10:30 a.m. The theme is Share and Tell. Everyone is asked to bring a garden tool, cooking utensil, photo, article of clothing, song, or poem that carries a special memory. Sharing time will be followed by lunch at Good Will s in Montandon. All are welcome to join the group for a time of fellowship. Zion is holding a fish dinner on Saturday, March 10 between 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. The menu will include fish, (fried and baked), stewed tomatoes, macaroni and cheese, harvard beets, creamed cabbage, roll and dessert, all for just $ Girl Scout Sunday will be celebrated on Sunday, March 18. The Scouts will be providing a song at the 10:30 service and will be selling their cookies between services. COMMUNITY HALL EVENTS FUND RAISER EVENT Raise the Region- Kick off March Please donate to help preserve the Community Hall. More details will be forthcoming. Visit Facebook page- Turbotville Community Hall. Fri. Mar. 2 Pa. Dept. of Health Clinic 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Sun. Mar.4 New Life Worship Center a.m. Wed. Mar.7 New Life Worship Bible Study 7-9:00 p.m. Wed. Mar. 7 Dagwood s order due call Margaret Blakeney or Bud Bieber Wed. Mar. 7 W. R. Soccer Meeting 7:00 p.m. Sun. Mar. 11 New Life Worship Center a.m. Tues. Mar. 13 Turbotville Heritage Club 7:00 p.m. Wed. Mar. 14 New Life Worship Bible Study 7-9:00 p.m. Thurs. Mar. 15 Dagwood s sale Pick up 7-9:00 a.m. Sun. Mar. 18 New Life Worship Center Mon. Mar. 19. Turbotville Carnival meeting 7:00 p.m. Tues. Mar. 20 TCHC meeting 7:00 p.m. Wed. Mar. 21 New Life Worship Bible Study 7-9:00 p.m. Thurs. Mar.22 GAP Connection meeting 9 am. Open 8:00 Sun. Mar. 25 New Life Worship Center a.m Wed. Mar. 28 Lion s Club Meeting 6:30 p.m. Wed. Mar. 28 New Life Worship Bible Study 7-9:00 To reserve: the Turbotville Community Hall or pavilion Call: Margaret Blakeney PLEASE!!- DONATE- PLEASE!! YOUR HELP & SUPPORT WOULD BE APPRECIATED HELP YOUR COMMUNITY HALL S RESTORATION & PRESERVATION for The Community THE COMMUNITY HALL WAS BUILT IN 1922 TO HONOR MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL MILITARY OF PAST YEARS & ALL CURRENT MILITARY MEMBERS. **If you make your donation early, between 6pm. & 10pm. We (Turbotville Community Hall) Corp. will be eligible for additional

3 award. ** Mark your calendar! On Wednesday, March 14th at 6:00 PM through midnight on Thursday, March 15th the public is encouraged to visit to support and your gift will be stretched by a generous contribution from Blaise Alexander Family Dealerships. All gifts are tax deductible and will help make your favorite nonprofits mission possible. Minimum donation amount accepted is $ Thank You In Advance for Your Support!! visit Small Organizations: - Turbotville Community Hall TURBOTVILLE HERITAGE SOCIETY Pres. Michael Sechler tbhs1859@yahoo.com Next Meeting: Tuesday, March 13th at 7:00 pm in the Community Hall. Throughout the winter months we have received multiple donations of items that will be put on display in the train station. The train station will be open to the public again this year for the Turbotville Area Community Carnival the week of June 4th through the 9th. If you have items you wish to donate, place on loan to be displayed, or photographs and papers that we can copy to include in our archives, please let us know. Once spring arrives, we will be taking a good look at the exterior of the train station. Our focus will be on sanding, glazing, and painting the window sashes, and providing any touch ups needed to the entire exterior paint or stain. The winter months have been especially hard on the Turbutville sign on the west end of the building, so we will be touching up that sign to make it look new again. We are actively looking into having a custom canopy made to cover the front freight dock which will allow some weather-proof covering for the bands that play during the carnival week. And, will provide the same coverage for the freight dock for future events in the park as well. Interested townspeople and volunteers are always welcome to come to any meetings and help us preserve our town s history, either by assisting with the maintenance and upkeep to the train station, or doing historical research and archiving of documents, photos, and items donated to the heritage society. And as always, YOUR input is always welcome for fund raising ideas, additional events we could host at the train station, etc. In the meantime, check out our fundraising items on including the Turbotville afghans, yardsticks, flyswatters, history books, t-shirts, limited edition train station prints by Raymond Weaver, Milton Car Works books, Turbotville National Bank shelf sitter wooden blocks, and the history book series from Robert Swope. We have all items on hand except large t-shirts, which are sold out. We are also selling RADA cutlery and have some different knives and accessories already on hand including their most popular paring knife, tomato slicer, Handi-Stir, and knife sharpener. If there are any items you would like, please contact us at the phone number above. TURBOTVILLE LIONS CLUB Not too much new since last newsletter but will just touch base on our current fundraising projects! We will be holding a Longaberger Basket Bingo on Sunday March 18th beginning at 12:45(door open at 12) in The Anthony Township Building(Exchange) Cost is $20.00 for 20 games of Bingo. We will also have food for sale, Chinese auction (with a lot of new items) and a raffle along with a 50/50 raffle. Why not join us for a fun and relaxing Sunday afternoon? We also are selling Gun Raffle tickets at $20.00 a ticket with a chance to win one of the 10 guns listed on the ticket. If you would be interested in a ticket for either of our 2 fundraisers, please contact any Lions Club Member. Next after these, we will be concentrating on the Turbotville Area Carnival with our 2 stands. Hope you have a Blessed Easter and a Happy Spring! EXCHANGE POOL Exchange Pool is in need of Pool Board President and more board members. If there are questions or concerns what the Pool Board President position entails please call Leslie Machuski at (570) Pool is also in need of Lifeguards. Must be 16 years old. Must be certified in First Aid & CPR. March 14 th and 15 th is RAISE THE REGION as in the past the Exchange Pool is participating in this fundraising effort.

4 MONTGOMERY HOUSE LIBRARY FRIDAY, MARCH 2 - DR SEUSS'S BIRTHDAY Weekly Programs/Building Space MONDAYS: 2-5, 6pm Dominoes; 2-12, 7pm - Book Club 2-19, CLOSED; 2-26, 6pm - Knitting Circle TUESDAYS: 10am Books for Babies; 11am Pre-K Read & Play; 6pm Kids Make & Take Station THURSDAYS; 6pm Quilting FRIDAYS: 11am-1pm Kids Make & Take Station SATURDAYS: 12pm-2pm Gadget Hel OIP SPECIAL March special - ONE LARGE PIZZA WITH ONE TOPPING; ONE ORDER GARLIC KNOTS; & ONE 2 LITER SODA FOR $19.99 and tax. Thank you from Pete & Vinnie TURBOTVILLE CARNIVAL Our last meeting was on Monday, Feb. 19 th. We have the entertainment booked for each evening. A couple new bands will be on stage. The Parade committee has met and are working on the parades this year we will have the entries for the COMMUNITY PARADE on Friday night start lining up on King and Queen Streets by way of Church Street. We are hoping this will help eliminate the traffic confusion/congestion down at the railroad tracks and the parking lot at Clark s warehouse. Something new this year - CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT! On Saturday we are planning to hold a Cornhole tournament in the afternoon AFTER the Car Cruise-In. Be on the watch for more information about this. We are still working out the details. We thought it would be fun to try this to keep the grounds occupied with entertainment after the car cruise event. PROCLAMATION NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Borough of Turbotville recognize the month of April, 2017 as "Pennsylvania 811 Safe Digging Month" and encourage all excavators and homeowners to dial at least three business days in advance of an excavation project, including even small projects such as planting a tree, installing a mailbox post, building a deck or swimming pool or replacing a driveway, in order to avoid injury, protect the environment, prevent millions of dollars in damages and to remind excavators that three business days' notice is the law for safe digging. Turbotville Borough is looking for AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR The emergency management coordinator is the vital ingredient in the development of an effective emergency program. The emergency management coordinator has the responsibility for coordinating all the components of the emergency management system in the jurisdiction. These components consist of fire and police, emergency medical services, public works, volunteers, and other groups contributing to the management of emergencies. The coordinator must have the respect of the various emergency response groups in the community and must be capable of rallying the total resources of the community in a coordinated, concerted effort to bring about an effective community response to an emergency. The person selected must have both planning and training abilities.

5 A little job description: Prepares and maintains an EOP for the municipality subject to the direction of the elected officials; reviews and updates as required. Develop and keep current emergency response checklists appropriate for the emergency needs and resources of the community. Maintains coordination with the county EMA, and provides prompt information in emergencies, as available. Coordinate with the county EMA, identifies hazards and vulnerabilities that may affect the municipality; recommend mitigation measures to reduce disaster effects; participates in the County Hazard Mitigation Team and assists in predisaster mitigation planning and grant submission efforts. If you or know of someone that is interested in this position, please contact Diane at the Borough Office. More information can be obtained from her also. Winter Weather Causing Early Pothole Outbreak Rep. Lynda Schlegel Culver Due to the extreme fluctuations in temperatures this winter, coupled with an active snow season, PennDOT is reporting an early outbreak of potholes. Motorists can report potholes and other roadway concerns on state roads by calling FIX-ROAD or visiting and clicking on Submit Roadway Feedback. When reporting a pothole, be as specific as possible as to pothole locations or other maintenance concerns such as deer removal or signing issues. For state routes, report the county, municipality, street name and route number, or the state route (SR) number that can be found on small black and white signs posted along state roadways. Also provide a description of any familiar landmarks that will help PennDOT locate the problem area. A pothole develops when water seeps below the road through small cracks in the pavement surface. As the water repeatedly freezes and thaws due to temperature fluctuations, a cavity forms below the surface and larger cracks develop, which destroys the strength of the pavement. Student Art Open House Scheduled for March 22 nd. The annual Student Art Open House is being held on March 22, from 4-6:30 p.m., at our district office in Sunbury, located at 106 Arch St. Residents of the 108th District are invited to attend this open house where we will feature and recognize artwork by students from area schools and art centers. If you have a child that is interested in submitting art work to be displayed at this event, please call my office at your earliest convenience. We have so much young talent in our area, and this is just one way we can show our appreciation for their creativity. My staff and I will be available at this open house to assist with any state-related issues. Refreshments will be prepared and served by SUN Area Technical Institute Food Service programs. We thank Service 1st Credit Union for sponsoring this year s event.